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S30435 Stainless Steel vs. Grade C-6 Titanium

S30435 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade C-6 titanium belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30435 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade C-6 titanium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 51
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
7.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
9.8

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
30
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
480
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 77
3300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 66.9 to 75.5
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
89.7 to 94
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4